Childminder in Swindon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 January 2016 16 March 2010

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The childminder does not always maintain the correct adult-to-child ratios. This is a breach of requirements.  The childminder has failed to inform Ofsted about people that have regular contact with the children, to enable them to carry out full suitability checks. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register requirements.  The childminder tends to focus her attention on the more vocal, confident children. Quieter children are not always fully included in all activities.  The childminder has not completed an evaluation of her practice since her last inspection. She failed to identify breaches and has a limited capacity to drive improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are happy, confident and well behaved. They have developed close attachments with the childminder and her volunteer.  The childminder completes detailed observations and assesses children's learning effectively. She uses the information to plan quality activities, which meet children's individual needs and help them make good progress.  The childminder has developed strong relationships with parents, carers and other early years settings children attend. All adults are able to contribute to support children's learning and development effectively.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure the correct adult-to-child ratios are maintained at all times 07/01/2016  provide Ofsted with appropriate information to enable them to carry out all required suitability checks on people who have regular contact with the children. 07/01/2016

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 improve routines to make sure children, in particular the quieter ones, are fully included in all activities  complete a regular evaluation of the provision and practice to ensure that all requirements are fully met.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with children in her home.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector checked the evidence of the childminder's qualifications and the suitability of all adults.  The inspector took into account the views of parents and carers from information included on questionnaires.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records, safeguarding procedures, the childminder's methods of assessing children's progress, and her written policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is clear about the safeguarding procedures to follow should she have any child protection concerns. However, a volunteer helps her out on a daily basis and although this person holds a recent Disclosure and Barring Service check, the childminder failed to inform Ofsted about them, as required, to enable Ofsted to conduct other required and relevant checks. The childminder cares for more children than her registration allows. This does not have a significant impact on children's safety, while her volunteer is present. The childminder does not evaluate her practice to identify breaches and help her improve. Parents comment about how happy they are with the care provided, and they receive detailed information about their child's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is consistently good. Through the completion of detailed observations and assessments, the childminder has a secure knowledge about the children and their individual learning needs. She supports their communication and language skills well. For example, she talks to children clearly and slowly, and constantly as they interact. The childminder is patient with the children and develops their early mathematical skills well. For example, during snack time, the childminder helps children to count the segments of orange they have peeled and encourages them to share the pieces equally with their friends.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder teaches children about good personal hygiene procedures, such as reminding them to wash their hands after stroking the cat. Older children are able to use the bathroom independently. This supports children's growing confidence and promotes their well-being. However, her volunteer does not have all required suitability checks. The childminder cares for too many children, although when the volunteer is present, this does not affect children's well-being. The environment is clean, warm and welcoming. Most resources are easily accessible, and those resources that are on high shelves are in clear boxes to enable children to see and make choices to develop their independence skills further. Children are well behaved and polite to each other with little or no prompting from the childminder. For example, when a child has a toy taken from them, they ask politely if they can have it back.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning. They are eager to learn and join in activities. Children develop the key skills they need to prepare them for their next stages in their learning, such as moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY279726 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 826795 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 March 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. She lives in the Nine Elms area of Swindon. The childminder is able to provide overnight care when required. She works Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm, all year round. The childminder works with a volunteer.

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Telephone number

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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